When you’re willing to pay $1,400 a month rent to share an apartment in Manhattan, you can afford to be a bit picky, right?

Well, that’s exactly what 25-year-old Vince Thomas is being, but he’s not as interested in the accommodation as he is in his fellow occupant. Under no circumstances will he share with someone who owns an iPhone, an iPad, or is a bg fan of Apple products in general.

I refuse to live with anyone that has sold their immortal soul to Steve Jobs. I don’t care about your app that tells you when you need to water your plants. I don’t care that your phone can function as a Speak N Spell. I don’t care that your phone has a million ‘exciting’ features that exist elsewhere. NO IPHONES. Oh, and probably no iPads, either. Upon meeting, you must show me your phone (no scammers! I will be calling it in person to confirm that it is indeed your phone).

He also notes that an interest in StarCraft II would be a big plus in his eyes.

The reason for Vince’s dislike of everything Apple is his current friend who he shares with in Chicago. A love of Apple devices, and his need to talk aout them all the time, has pushed him to breaking point, and he just doesn’t want to go through that again after a move to New York.

So if you live in Manhattan, use and Android smartphone, have a PC running Windows, and would rather talk about Blizzard games than Steve Jobs, get in touch.

I think more people should be this upfront and open with their advertisements for gaining accommodation. Wouldn’t it just stop a lot of meetings where you realize sharing with a person just isn’t going to work?

Vince is prepared to pay a good sum of money if you are ok with his demands. Apple is popular, but not popular enough that he can’t find a place to live in Manhattan. Some people will appreciate his honesty or even share his outlook I wuld imagine.

If you were scanning Cragslist for a new house/apartment mate, would such details put you off or make you more inclined to consider a person?

Reader Comments

And i hate all these gethat eks who are obsessed by that rotten apple… Google rocks

tom jackson

Some people just have way too much free time. The guy is a first-class idiot. By the way, when did Microsoft become cool again? I missed that memo.

http://www.ScottandMuriel.com Scott

Hmm, seems like there should be an App to help this guy. iPhone developers? Anyone?

Dave Papajcik

I’m all for it. Besides, tom, didn’t you know? Apple is the new Microsoft, Microsoft is the new Google, and Google is the new Apple.

http://omega7red.com Warthan

The Apple fan is the most brand-loyal creation I have ever seen. It could explode in their hands and burn down their house, and still they would love it. But I agree with this guy, I couldn’t live with an Apple fan either; not because of the equipment, but because they can’t shut up…

The Pope… From TV

I’ve heard rumors that Apple lovers can’t shut up about their devices, but I’ve never seen it in person. I’ve had my iPhone since the day after the first 2G iPhone was released and I consider myself pretty modest about it. It’s a nice piece of equipment and it’s expensive, so anyone would be thrilled to have one and will probably talk about it for days or weeks after purchasing it. But once the initial thrill is over, as with any purchase, the iPhone owners I know really mellow out and just focus more on using the phone for their personal vices, rather than brag about it. The same goes for all smartphone users.

I hear more people tearing down me for owning an iPhone than still running Windows Vista. And to me, that’s sad.

But about this guy who has a roommate preference… why is this even news? Why are you scribbling this on a tech site, Matthew Humphries? Stuff like this has been posted in rooming ads since way before I went to college (2004). People want Star Wars fans as roommates, or no Yankees fans or only guys who like to party. What -nobody- cares about is another news article telling me that I’m stupid or annoying for owning a popular product. And as a journalist of any kind, you should grow up and not bother with this non-news b.s.